Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-20
The National Drill and Encamp-
ment at Washington.

The National drill and Encampment which
opens in Washington May 23d, continuing
until the 30:h, will be one OF the most inter
esting events that eyer occurred In the MIS-
tory of American militia. Its inception was
the outgrowth of that general desire to make
the volunteer military of the several States
more effective, and as step III that direction
this competitive contest was arranged, and
valuable prizes of cash medals, and trophies,
offered as rewards for excellence In drill
Washington was very appropriately selected
as the place, the citizens responded Literally,
the War Department lent its aid, and the
success of the enterprise is assured beyond
any possibility of doubt Over thirty OF the
States and Territories will be represented by
military organizations, and the daily con-
tes IS. embracing all the branches of military
service from the manual of arms to brigade
drill. will be intensely interesting to every
one The cash prizes amount to $4,000
The camp will be pitched on the grounds
surrounding the Washington Monument, ana
the drill ground will be marked out on the
campus between the Monument and the
White House.
In order to accommodate visitors, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell excur-
sion tickets, May 21st to 9th, good to return
until the 30th, from all stations On its lines,
in addition special trains at special rates Will
be run on certain days from various sections
of the Pennsy lvania system, tie details OF
which will be announced by posters and puD-
lished in the newspapers.
Mr.. E. G. DeWolf. a brother of Mrs.
Thos. Robinson, of Butler, was visiting his
friends here last week. He is now publish
ing a daily and weekly paper in the flourish
ing town of Findlay, Oiiio-a town that has
been revolutonized by the discovery of nat
urai gas within its limits, and which is
doubling its population every year. Mr..
DeWolfis one of the successful business men
of the town, but is now in poor health.
Mr.. c. N. Boyd, who has rented and will
occupy as a drug store the corner room OF the
Schenck building now being erected on one
of the Diamond corners, has removed with
his family to this place, and is awaiting the
completion OF the room for his business. Mr..
Boyd comes from Somerset, Pa, where he
has been engaged in the drug store business,
and comes highly recommended. He pro-
poses to keep a frst.class drug store, and has
certainly secured very favorable location
in the town for that business.
The earthquake is gen une philanthro-
pist once in great while. One occurred re-
Gently in Tucson. Arizona, which proved to
be the most beneticient kind of calamity. OF
course it shook houses in a playful sort OF
way and frightened the people until their
teeth chartered. But it filled up the arid
canyons with an abundant supply of water.
and moreover laid bare two or three gold
mines. Tucson has in consequence regular
breech loading boom, and the inhabitants
thereof are giving three times three for the
earthquake.
Heard eacJ story the other day. Good
story to tell to a sick nan. A man-qulet
man-had died, and some neighDofs called
in to console the widow the day after the iu-
ne eral The minister was also there. They
were speaking of the virtues of the deceased,
when one OF the CONSIDERS remarked Eyes,
he was quiet mau, very quiet man. l al
ways thought that when hs aied he would
sneak out just like he did" The minister
turned seventeen distinct shades of red and
his handkerchief held against his face looked
like pink iiag.
Tom Haggerty, one of the burglars who
entered the house of Jacob Wagner, near
Tionesta, on Monday night of last week, was
once a resident of Petrolia, and will be re-
membered by many of our citizens as milk
peddler and the man who shot Jim Baxter in
1878 in a dive ON Railroad street kept by the
Wallace sisters. Hsggerty was arrested in
the water closet of q hotel in Edenburg on
Thursday afternoon of last week, and is now
in limbo with two of MS pals aYaiting trial.
After his arrest, package of burglars tools
was found in the vault of the WateT.cloGet
where he was captured.-Record.